Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26
Virginia Republicgus.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 22.-Ihe Viz
ginis Republican state committee has is
sued or address to the Republican cleo
tors of the state The first part OF it,
which is IN answer to aR address recently
put forth by the Democratic managers,
says:
/. as to the endorsement of President
Cleveland and the declaration which the
Democratic address makes, that his al
ministrati0n will receive cordial support
from the Democratic party Of Virginia. II
this statement is sincere, then the sue
ceediug statements, demanding the imme-
dimste repeal CT the internsl revenue
system and the passage Of the Blair bill
must be insiECere, for the opposition of
President Cleveland to the one and lack
of his endorsement OF the other Of these
measures is too well known TO ell men.
lis formal and express approval OF Sec
retary Msnning's views and recommends
lions upon the subject OF taxation and
revenue is conclusive upon this question.
Secretary MsDniag mot only deprecatss
the fact that there' is no longer any
/ duty or the tax imposed upon
tea or cefee, but while urging g reduc-
ton Of duties upon such articles Of i'm
port as ere produced i'll our own country
squarely opposes any reduction of the
tex imposed upon tobacco fruit distills-
lions and whisky. President Cleveland
! approves these views and recommended
tiOns OF Secretary Msuning's. The
/ Democratic managers Of the Roanoke
convention iudorse this administration,
snd yet declare for the repeal of the in
tern&l revenue system. That President
Cievelaud's administration is great
! and bitter disappointment to msny Of the
mausgers of tbs Democratic party of
Virginia is attested by the loud snd deep
complaints. This provided support OF
I him is not only inconsistent with their
advocacy Of the repeal OF the internal
revenue system and the passage of the
Blair educational bill, but it is Itime
! serving and delusive.
2 AS to the internal revenue system,
( the Ronoake platform seeks 10 create the
impression among the people that the
Democratic party favor the i'm
mediate repeal of that system. II
may be that the Democratic managers
VINO. promulgated that platform wish the
Jrepssl Of the internal revenue system
from motives Of self preservation, out
when EXCEPTIONALLY declare for the repeal
Of the system as a part OF the Demo,
cratic faith, II is apparent they are guilty
of IN effort to deceive the voters of this
commonwealth. That system is held BY
the Democratic party as a hostage &c
compel the overthrow OF the Republican
policy of protection to American labor
and industries. The authors OF the
Rouoake platform know full we'll that the
national Democracy opposes thEt repeal
and that the few Democrats in accord
with this declaration OF the Roncakt
platform are in the hopeless minority il
the Democratic party. Tie Dationa
Democratic platform upon which Presi.
dent Cleveland was elected in 'S4 prom
iSld no repeal Of internal revenue, en-
pledged the party TO the continuance OF
it and their application to the payment O.
pensions. The national Democratic plan
of reducing the tariff embrace:
the continuance OF these
taxes. II every message
President Cleveland hes ignored any sug
gestion Of the repeal Of the internal rev
enue system, aud the repeated efforts O.
the small minority OF Democrats WIZ
seek it's repeal. The Democratic msjority
Of the Forty-ninth Congress, speaking
through It's committee on ways anC
meane, speaking for al overwhelming
majority OF the Democratic party, speak
ing in full accord with the views of Pres
ident Clevelsnd, has given the following
unmistakable response on behalf of thu
Democratic party: On July 10, 1886, il
the House of Representatives of thu
United States, Mr.. Morrison, a leading
Democrat and chairman Of the COMMITTEES
On ways and means, on behalf CT tht
Democratic majority of the House, sub
mitted from his committee On adverse
. report upon the bill to reduce the inter,
nal revenue, etc. Tnat report is House
document, first session, F0rty-ninth Con
gress, No. 3209, and contains tle follow
ing language: attempts TO remove tht
tobacco and other internal revenue take
ere usually Justified oy assert
ing these to be war taxes
and in apparent forgetfulness o
: the fact that so far as relates to th'
money obligations, the war is not hal
over and Will not be over till We pay 81,
coo. 100000 yet to be collected in take
from the people. A tax on tobacco
snuff, cigars, cigarettes, etc, is largely
voluntary tax. If not paid on these i
must not be paid on the necesssries o
life, and these are not necessaries OF life
This tax should not be removed"
On the same day breckenridge OF Ken
lucky, another Democratic leader snd
representative of the Democratic MAORI
ty, submitted to the House OF Represen